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Show HOW OGDEN WAS BEATEN IN BUTTE Following Is an account of the no-hlt no-hlt gamo which Big Wols Dell of tho Butto team handed Ogdcn nt tho opening of tho present series as related re-lated by a Butte newspaper-Big newspaper-Big "Wets" Dell yesterday set a pace for the other pitchers of tho league when ho pitched a no-hit game against Ogden, Butto earning a run in the ninth and winning out. 1 to 0. There was but one approach to a hit, that when Knight, the opposing I pitcher, hit a fly to left field that Dock first misjudged nnd then lot got through his hands. By no stretch of the imagination could it bo called a hit. but It put Knight on third. Doll walked one man, but, with theeo two exceptions, not an Ogdenito got on tho sacks. Dell received perfect support. sup-port. Levy particularly distinguished distinguish-ed hlmsolf at Bhort. Knight also pitched groat ball, only four scattered hits, one a scratch, being be-ing mado off him. It was a pitchers' battle for fair and Butto Ju3t did noso out a victory in the last of the ninth. But Dell's work was the great big feature of the day. and of tho entire league season to date, for his work was tne cleanest cut seen hero this year. And don't forget to glvo "Splko" Shannon credit for some of it. Knight was roosting on third Thero was nobody down and the head of the list coming up. Stone was sent in to bat for Strlpp -and fanned. Whalen. that little terror to pltchors In this league, hit a slow one down to Levy who held Knight on third and throw Whalen out at first. Dell then struck out Schimpff, and no scores. It was a tight place and Ogden's first and only chance to scoro or como closo to It. Jawn Uses Head. It was in this Inning, the first of the ninth, that Jawn got hiB head stuff working nnd got away with Borne of it. Ho had given the scorers Knight ahead of ''trlnn In tho Inft'nf order, but when the game was started he reversel it, or somebodv did. for twice Stripp batted ahead of KnlghL In the ninth, however, when Strlpp came to the plate, Jawn, on the Job every minute, insisted on putting Knight up instead. Thero was a wrangle over the matter and McCaf-ferty McCaf-ferty protested tho gamo. Jawn's plan speedily devolopcd, for when Knight luckily reached third ho sent Stone In to bat for Stripp. It happened hap-pened that Mr. stono. however, was not quito next to big Dell's offerings offer-ings nnd he fanned. The rest happened hap-pened as related. Perklnp wont In to catch In the last of the ninth, but on the first ball pitched his right hand was put out or rommlBRlnn nnd Schimpff went behind be-hind the hat, Jenseu to right field and Wessler to second. It suro was somo game to vatch. Dell never pitched a grander gamo of ball, while Knight's work was of the hlshost class. Neither Woods' nor , Dock's error apiece, the only two In the game, proved coBtly, nnd'the support sup-port of both pitchers was all that could bo asked for. How Butte Scored. It looked like an extrn-lnnlng game too way both pitchers woro golns. In the last of the ninth Lovy first up flew to Murray. Tbon Mathes hit on0 to Wessler, playing second. Matty raced for the sack and slid Into It, boating a clean and perfect peg It wont as a hit. Whaling flew to Murray Mur-ray and two were down. Mathes took ! the only chance and stole second cleanly. figurine that Schmlnfr-a throw would not ho accurate enough ' to match his speed. It worked. Tho ' old reliable Jimmy Morehead ntepped to tho pan and, with two strikes on ! him. met one squarely and tho Goldsmith Gold-smith shot to center field. Mattv ' was on his toes nnd, with a good load ! off second, raced for tho plate. Murray' Mur-ray' measod the ball on InstanL but Matty had it beat, anyhow, and over came the winning run. |
